Why we should wash our hands before eating and after eating food?

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You touch many different things throughout the day, washing your hands gets rid of a majority of those germs. By washing your hands you are greatly reducing the risk of spreading harmful germs and lowers your chance of getting sick.

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It's religious.

Genesis 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

So wash that cursed ground off your hands before you eat.

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Think of all the things you touch in a single day. 

Now, think of all the other people that might have touched those things in a day. 

Next, think of what all of those people that might have touched those things, and what they've touched in a day. 

Odds are, there've been a few people that touched feces and/or urine, other bodily fluids, garbage, dirt, allergens, etc. 

You don't want that going in your mouth all because you didn't wash your hands.

Why we should wash our hands before eating and after eating food?

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